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Photos: Tornado wreaks havoc in Mississippi

Updated 8:35 AM ET, Tue February 12, 2013

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A tree lies atop a house on Monday, February 11, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the day after a tornado barreled through the area. At least 15 tornadoes formed across southern Mississippi and Alabama as a cold front moved in Sunday, February 10.
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Tornado wreaks havoc in Mississippi – A tree lies atop a house on Monday, February 11, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the day after a tornado barreled through the area. At least 15 tornadoes formed across southern Mississippi and Alabama as a cold front moved in Sunday, February 10.
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An electrical crew worker walks past a building with blown-out windows across from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg on February 11. Dozens of people were injured in the storm in the Mississippi town.
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Tornado wreaks havoc in Mississippi – An electrical crew worker walks past a building with blown-out windows across from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg on February 11. Dozens of people were injured in the storm in the Mississippi town.
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A woman eyes the devastation from her damaged home in Hattiesburg on February 11.
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Tornado wreaks havoc in Mississippi – A woman eyes the devastation from her damaged home in Hattiesburg on February 11.
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Power lines lie in the street near the roof-damaged Westminster Presbyterian Church on February 11 after a tornado ripped through Hattiesburg.
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Tornado wreaks havoc in Mississippi – Power lines lie in the street near the roof-damaged Westminster Presbyterian Church on February 11 after a tornado ripped through Hattiesburg.
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Jordon Williams' bedroom is in ruins on February 11 after the tornado struck Hattiesburg.
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Tornado wreaks havoc in Mississippi – Jordon Williams' bedroom is in ruins on February 11 after the tornado struck Hattiesburg.
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Crystal Hamilton steps over rubble in her living room in Hattiesburg on February 11.
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Tornado wreaks havoc in Mississippi – Crystal Hamilton steps over rubble in her living room in Hattiesburg on February 11.
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The Ogletree House, part of the Alumni Association at the University of Southern Mississippi, was damaged when the tornado touched down February 10 in Hattiesburg.
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Tornado wreaks havoc in Mississippi – The Ogletree House, part of the Alumni Association at the University of Southern Mississippi, was damaged when the tornado touched down February 10 in Hattiesburg.
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A crushed car sits amid the debris in Hattiesburg on February 11.
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Tornado wreaks havoc in Mississippi – A crushed car sits amid the debris in Hattiesburg on February 11.
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Ellen Chmiel surveys the damage from the steps of her Hattiesburg home on February 11.
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Tornado wreaks havoc in Mississippi – Ellen Chmiel surveys the damage from the steps of her Hattiesburg home on February 11.
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